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India's LGBTQ+ 'Pioneer' State Bans Abuse and Boosts Trans Rights

Police threats, slurs, and even violence are all part of LGBTQ+ life in India, but a new rule could ease the onslaught in one southern state as it becomes a "pioneer" for sexual minorities.
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How to Help Ukraine

How To Help Ukraine: Donate To Orgs & Stop Misinformation

Your guide on how to combat misinformation, directly support Ukrainians, and other ways to make a difference.
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Defending the Amazon: How Indigenous Culture Protects Colombia's Rainforest

Indigenous communities are widely considered the best guardians of vanishing rainforests. From using farm plots later regrown as forest to looking at nature as having its own rights, here’s why that’s the case
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Paul Farmer

The World Is Celebrating the Life of Dr. Paul Farmer

World-renowned infectious disease expert, humanitarian, and equitable global health advocate Dr. Paul Farmer just passed away. Let's look at his legacy.
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“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” — Paul Farmer

23 Best Paul Farmer Quotes On Justice, Doing Good, Health

In light of the tragic loss of Dr. Paul Farmer, we’re looking back on his most prolific quotes from his years as a humanitarian and a leader in global health.
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Unaccompanied migrant teens have unique and profound needs. One New Orleans teacher created a special school to help them.

While English learners often require years of support to thrive in school, unaccompanied minors have special challenges.
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A poster stands among a crowded gun safety March for Our Lives protest, reading "We won't be quiet. #NeverAgain."

4 Years Later: How the Hope Created By the Parkland Shooting Activists Lives On

On February 14, 2018, high school students in Parkland, Florida endured the greatest tragedies of their lives. Quickly, they mobilized in their fight against gun violence. Four years later, the momentum of their movement lives on.
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The Solutions Project: Let's create the future we want.

This Organization Equips Frontline Communities Fighting for Environmental & Racial Justice

Diverse grassroots organizations are underfunded; This Black woman-led nonprofit is doing something about it
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How the Tiny-Home Movement Is Providing More Than Just a Roof To People Experiencing Homelessness

Cities and nonprofits across the country are building communities of tiny homes to safely house people amid covid and cold winters. Proponents say tiny homes give people dignity and privacy, but some advocates for homeless people say they don't go far enough.
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What Everyone Should Know About Reconstruction 152 Years After the 15th Amendment's Ratification

Many historians and other scholars say what Americans have traditionally learned about the complex period that followed the Civil War falls short of what we should know.
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Major Civil Rights Moments in Every State

Highlighting a contribution from each state toward civil rights in America, along with what led to that historical moment and the change it brought.
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Why I committed to changing the American education system

Education & prison reform advocate Michael Phillips shares his story and an invitation to join a mission to create systemic change in the United States.
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